The second event, Why the Truth Matters: Stories Ignored by our Healthcare, Research & Legal Systems, is set for 6 – 8 p.m. in Anthropology 163 on the UNM main campus.

Alford will discuss women as the overlooked victims of the infamous U.S. Public Health Services Syphilis Study at Tuskegee, Ala., in which the U.S. government purposely chose not to treat African American men diagnosed with syphilis.

Alford is in residence until July 27 working on her writing and hosting sessions with UNM students, faculty, staff, postgraduate learners and administrators. She is also be working with the wider New Mexico community while she is at UNM.

For more information about her public lectures and community outreach, contact the UNM HSC Office of Diversity at 505-272-2728 or visit: HSC Programs.